X-Plane 12.3 Beta: Vision Jet Keys Run — Weather Radar & SVT | XP12 Home Cockpit

The X-Plane 12.3 beta is out, so let's kick the tires on the new features in a Florida Keys hop in the Cirrus Vision Jet SF50: fully simulated weather radar, the return of synthetic vision on the PFD, and better multi-PC sync. Take a sunset hop from Punta Gorda (KPGD) to Marathon (KMTH) and Key West (KEYW) in the Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 to put the X-Plane 12.3 beta through its paces. We test the new fully simulated airborne weather radar (gain/tilt/vertical profile), the return of synthetic vision on the PFD, and improved multi-PC sync that keeps live/road traffic and displays in lockstep. Planned in ForeFlight and flown mostly at 9,500 MSL, we thread between Florida summer cells, compare onboard returns to NEXRAD, watch the stormscope for lightning, and talk through descent math, glide rings, and using AP VS/IAS modes. Along the way I show how 12.3 lets you assign avionics pages to dedicated monitors, we almost have a runway-ID gotcha near NAS Key West, and then set up a straight-in to RWY 27 at KEYW. No PilotEdge on this one—just Miami Center in the background for NAT/ATC flavor—plus a home-cockpit view (RealSimGear + Noble side-stick, triple monitors) and LiveTraffic for added realism. Time stamps below if you want to jump to the radar demo, descent setup, or the final into KEYW. Debrief: Live Traffic works great in this video. The new beta features are great and work great. My big miss is mistaking the Key West Naval Air Station runway as KEYW runway 27 but we figure it out soon enough. I also mis-state some things through the stream. That's a factor of end-of-day and talking for 90 minutes straight. Timestamps 01:00 What’s new: sync, weather radar, synthetic vision 03:36 Route brief: KPGD → KMTH → KEYW (wx cells enroute) 05:06 Engine start & panel bring-up (MFD/PFD) 08:00 Flight plan entry on the G1000/X1000 09:00 NEXRAD up 14:30 Takeoff RWY 04 23:20 WX radar set up, stormscope shows lightning off the left; compare to NEXRAD 40:40 How to use the waypoint screen for weather and frequencies 46:30 Top-of-descent cue & glide ring notes 47:20 Arriving Marathon 48:38 Seven Mile Bridge & Keys coastline 56:20 Runway mis-ID check—avoid NAS; realign for KEYW 1:01:12 Final RWY 27; stable @ ~95 kt; departing traffic ahead 1:02:45 Touchdown & rollout 1:05:40 Taxi-in; post-flight notes 1:08:00 XP12.3 monitor/avionics assignment walkthrough Resources & Links ✈️ Aircraft - Cirrus Vision Jet SF50: X-Plane 12 default aircraft: https://www.x-plane.com 📍 Punta Gorda Airport: https://skyvector.com/airport/PGD/Pun... 📍 Marathon Airport: https://skyvector.com/airport/MTH/Flo... 📍 Key West Airport: https://skyvector.com/airport/EYW/Key... 🎮 RealSimGear: https://realsimgear.com 🌐 PilotEdge Network: https://www.pilotedge.net 📱 ForeFlight: https://foreflight.com 🗺️ Orbx Scenery: https://orbxdirect.com Tags #flightsimulation #flightsimulator #homecockpit #cockpit #XPlane12 #XPlane #VisionJet #SF50 #FlightSim #WeatherRadar #SyntheticVision #ForeFlight #LiveTraffic #FloridaKeys #KPGD #KMTH #KEYW #HomeCockpit #Streaming